Chana Masson

Chana Franciela Masson de Souza (born 18 December 1978 in Capinzal) ¨

Career Masson started playing hadball aged 11. She played for Ulbia and Guarulhos in Brazil, before joining Spanish side CB Elche in 1998. After a year she joined league rivals Ferrobus Mislata, where she won the 2000 EHF Cup, and the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Copa de la Reina.

In 2004 she joined Danish side FCK Håndbold. When FCK signed Hungarian goalkeeper Katalin Pálinger for the 2005-06 season, she joined German club HC Leipzig in search of more playing time. In 2007 she returned to Denmark, where she joined Danish side Randers HK. Here she won the 2010 EHF Cup, and the 2011-12 Danish Championship.

In 2013 she joined league rivals Viborg HK. where she played until 2017, where she retired. In 2018 she reached the final of the Norwegian Cup, where Storhamar lost to Vipers Kristiansand.

In 2019 she joined Russian club HBC CSKA Moscow. Here she won the 2021 Russian Championship. Afterwards she returned to Denmark again, where she joined Horsens HK. In August 2022 she was releasesd of her contract and subsiquently retired for personal reasons. In October 2022 she joined Italian Handball Erice. In 2023 she won the Italian Cup with the club. In 2025 she retired for a third time and became a coach at the club. and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Just before the 2013 World Championship she retired from the national team.

Titles EHF Cup Winner: 2000, 2010 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Winner: 2014 Copa de la Reina: Winner: 2001, 2003, 2004 German Bundesliga: Winner: 2006 DHB-Pokal: Winner: 2006, 2007 Danish Championship: Winner: 2012, 2014 Danish Cup: Winner: 2014 Norwegian Cup: Finalist: 2018 Russian Championship: Winner: 2021 Italian Cup: Winner: 2023